GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder, claimed as asthma; a skin disorder, to include pseudofolliculitis barbae; erectile dysfunction; and a gastrointestinal disorder, claimed as GERD, for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of July 6, 2021 for a 30 percent evaluation for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and eosinophilic gastritis with helicobacter pylori but denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted an earlier effective date for tinnitus to September 23, 2020 and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, hypothyroidism, neck disability, PTSD, acquired psychiatric disorder, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, and osteoarthritis.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for revision of the evaluation of hiatal hernia, with gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, reflux esophagitis, and ineffective esophageal peristalsis.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted an initial increased 60 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to the Veteran's symptoms being productive of severe impairment of health.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with gastritis and esophagitis, resolving reasonable doubt in the veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, but remanded the claims for acid reflux, ED, and GERD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings for PTSD, and service connection for various conditions, while remanding several service connection claims.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, and an initial disability rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for GERD to include irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) prior to September 27, 2023, was also granted.

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for a low back disability is dismissed, and the remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left hip strain, lumbosacral strain, GERD, and ED to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that the evidence shows considerable impairment of health.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the condition, including its potential relationship to service-connected disabilities and toxic exposures.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for asthma, allergic rhinitis, headaches, and gastric ulcers due to insufficient evidence to determine their etiology.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee condition, GERD, and low back condition as secondary to his service-connected left knee conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD).

The appeal of the proposed severance of service connection for insomnia is dismissed.,Service connection for sinus tachycardia, claimed as chest pain, was granted due to its secondary nature to PTSD and major depressive disorder with insomnia.,Service connection for a dental disability, for compensation purposes, was denied.,Service connection for a hernia disability, to include an inguinal and/or umbilical hernia, was denied.,Service connection for a cervical spine disability was denied.,An initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis was denied.,A disability rating in excess of 30 percent for right knee disability was denied.,A disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder with insomnia was denied.,Service connection for a headache disability, as secondary to allergic rhinitis, is remanded.,Service connection for vertigo, claimed as dizziness, is remanded.,Service connection for hypothyroidism, claimed as thyroid condition, is remanded.,Service connection for a gastroesophageal disability, claimed as hiatal hernia, is remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a paralyzed left vocal cord due to new and relevant evidence, while denying service connection for asthma, colon condition (polyps), diverticulitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hemodialysis, and proteinuria.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD due to necessary corrections of pre-decisional duty to assist errors.